Behula

Behula sails with her dead husband, scene from Manasa Mangal
Ruins claimed to be Lakshmindara-Behula's bridal chamber, near Bogra in Bangladesh

Behula (Assamese: বেউলা beula, Bengali: বেহুলা) is a protagonist in the Manasamangal genre of Assamese and Bengali medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Though the religious purpose of these works is to eulogise the Hindu goddess Manasa, these works are more well known for depicting the love story of Behula and her husband Lakhindar (or Lakshindar or Lakshmindara).